With the reunion between TiVo and DirecTV (there's a new product coming in the spring, supposedly, although I've been waiting a year), does this at least give T

With the reunion between TiVo and DirecTV (there's a new product coming in the spring, supposedly, although I've been waiting a year), does this at least give TiVo a safe niche? Perhaps they'll be swallowed by DirecTV?